Where Defoe Found the Name Robinson Crusoe
The column notes biographers link the name to a Stoke Newington schoolmate Timothy Crusoe and a tomb in King's Lynn, but dates show Robinson Crusoe was published in 1719, before the 1791 grave. It highlights East Anglia’s ties to Defoe and questions a ready made source for the name.
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Robinson Crusoe
Defoe
Mr. Morton
Stoke Newington
Timothy Crusoe
Sphere
St. Nicholas Chapel
King’s Lynn
England
East Anglia
Upholder
London Globe
King Alfred's Camp at Winklebury Estate Market
The Winklebury estate in Hampshire, containing the ancient circular camp linked to Alfred the Great, is up for sale. Excavations by Reginald Smith of the British Museum uncovered fragments of ancient pottery and bones of extinct animals with traces of fire, suggesting sacrificial remains. The camp predates Roman times and was occupied in the 17th century by Parliamentary forces during the siege of Basing House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
Alfred the Great
Winklebury
Hampshire
Reginald Smith
British Museum
Basing House
London Chronicle
Honeymaking in a Bush Has Open Air Comb Discovery
A curious note from the Morning Oregonian reports bees making a honeycomb in open brush near Montavilla on E. Gill's farm. The observer notes the unusual hive in thick brush where limbs form walls and bees fill the space with honey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Gill
Montavilla
Anind
Morning
Oregonian
Royal Privacy Shifts Compare Royal Deaths and Garfield Creations
The London Chronicle notes modern royalty seek privacy at death with monarchs like Empress Frederick and Queen Victoria restricting attendance. It also reports Garfield Tea Co moving into a new office and lab and approval for a crematory in Madrid, Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles II
Frederick
Victoria
Majesty
London Chronicle
Laura Howard of Chicago Endorses Pinkham Remedy
Laura Howard, president of a Chicago ladies golf club, says Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her after doctors failed. She describes years of pain, swelling, dizziness, and insomnia but credits the remedy and Sanative Wash for eight months of health. She urges other women to seek advice from Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts.
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South End Ladies
Golf Club
Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
Laura Howard
Saura
How- Ann
Newberry Ave
Ill
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Phila
Boston
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Georgia
Hall
Niall
F. J. Cuzney & Co
Props
Toledo
Germany
United States
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Garfield Tea Co
Madrid
Spain
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Richmond
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Jay
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Rangeville
S. C. Priest
M. D
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Ohio
THE
Bell Company
Philadelphia
Colege
Railrad
Olumbia Busines College
Columbia
Ss. C
Pat Malene
Annes
Taft
West Point
McIlhenny Stabalgo
Apadine
Thompson
Saace Planers
Salem Iron Works
Salem
N.C
DR. Boykin
Sgales
S. Charles St
H. H. Green
Ajor
Tennessee Crossne Nobby Spun
Piper Heidsieck
Bootjack
E. Rice
Greenville
J. T
Old Honesty
Sickle
Brandywine
Jolly Tar
Standard Navy
Planet
Neptune
Razor
Continental Tobacco Company
Folsom Ave
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Wes
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